The Editorial Board

State Rep. Brad Stephens, who is also mayor of Rosemont, asks questions at a House executive committee hearing at the State Capitol on May 28, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Why Illinois should not let elected officials hold multiple public offices

August 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

We can’t help but observe the correlation between how many public offices a person holds and his or her proximity to trouble.

State Rep. Curtis Tarver II speaks on the House floor on the final night of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol early, June 1, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: World Business Chicago’s latest messaging conveniently dovetails with Brandon Johnson’s reelection case

August 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Is World Business Chicago losing its way amid mayoral politics?

An American Airlines jet, left, taxis past a United Airlines jet at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on April 14, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Scott Kirby’s monopolistic vision for United Airlines at O’Hare serves United Airlines. But not Chicago travelers.

August 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby would like Chicago O'Hare to himself. Good for him. Not for us.

The University of Chicago overlooking the Midway Plaisance on May 8, 2019. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Good call, University of Chicago. Sometimes the best classroom technology is no technology at all.

August 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The University of Chicago deserves credit for insisting social science students think for themselves rather than leaning on AI.

Sunrise over Lake Michigan on Aug. 29, 2025. Many communities in the Chicago area receive their water from the lake. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: A suburban challenge to Chicago’s monopoly on Lake Michigan water makes major waves

August 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A suburban consortium's plan to build a rival water system to Chicago's brings competition to what is now a monopoly.

A Spirit Airlines counter in O’Hare International Airport's Terminal 2 sits empty after the carrier shut down operations on May 2, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: The AI vultures are monetizing the dead. Your old emails might be worth millions.

August 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The AI vultures are tugging at the sinews of Spirit Airlines.

The Microsoft data center at 601 Northwest Ave. in Northlake is seen on Aug. 21, 2026. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Editorial: Data centers should lower homeowners’ property taxes, not raise them

August 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Loudoun County has found a way for a huge data-center industry to generate enormous local revenue and homeowner tax relief; Cook County should examine why its own structure is producing...

Chicago Bears center Drew Dalman prepares to face the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Is playing pro football America’s most hazardous occupation?

August 26, 2026 at 8:02 a.m.

Fans are complicit if they don't insist on doing everything possible to protect football players from brain injury.

A Heathrow Express train at a platform at London Paddington station on Dec. 23, 2025. The high-speed rail link provides a direct service between central London and Heathrow Airport. (Michael Nguyen/AP)

Editorial: An express train from the Loop to O’Hare International Airport in 15 minutes? We’re on board

August 25, 2026 at 9:09 a.m.

A new express train offering 15-minute journey times from O'Hare to downtown is in the works. We support Chicago getting the first such railway in the United States.

United States and Canadian flags fly over Freedom Park in Buffalo, N.Y., near the Peace Bridge linking Buffalo with Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2025. (Juan Arredondo/The New York Times)

Editorial: President Donald Trump’s treatment of Canada is shameful

August 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump's needless antagonism of Canada rises to new levels.

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